text_original: The earliest if these invaders were the Avars. Of the same race as :he Huns, they had moved westward from the high  ands of Central Asia, and appeared now in the lands lorth of the Danube. For a time they received a sub  sidy from Justinian as a kind of frontier guard ; but soon after the accession of Justin, the Avar chagan, or ring, made a treaty of alliance with the Lombards for a oint attack upon the Gepidae, a Teutonic tribe occupy   ng lands north of the Danube.
text_transcription: THE EARLIEST OF THESE INVADERS WERE THE AVARS OF THE SAME RACE AS THE HANS THEY HAD MOVED WESTWARD FROM THE HIGHLANDS OF CENTRAL ASIA AND APPEARED NOW IN THE LANDS NORTH OF THE DANUBE FOR A TIME THEY RECEIVED A SUBSIDY FROM JUSTINIAN AS A KIND OF FRONTIER GUARD BUT SOON AFTER THE ACCESSION OF JUSTIN THE AVAR SHAGAN OR KING MADE A TREATY OF ALLIANCE WITH THE LOMBARDS FOR A JOINT ATTACK UPON THE JEPIDAE A TEUTONIC TRIBE OCCUPYING LANDS NORTH OF THE DANUBE
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɪst ɪf ðiːz ɪnvˈeɪdɚz wɜː ðɪ ˈævɑːɹz. ʌvðə sˈeɪm ɹˈeɪs æz :hiː hˈʌnz, ðeɪ hæd mˈuːvd wˈɛstwɚd fɹʌmðə hˈaɪ ˈændz ʌv sˈɛntɹəl ˈeɪʒə, ænd ɐpˈɪɹd nˈaʊ ɪnðə lˈændz lˈɔːɹθ ʌvðə dˈænuːb. fɚɹə tˈaɪm ðeɪ ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ sˈʌb sˈaɪdi fɹʌm dʒʌstˈɪniən æz ɐ kˈaɪnd ʌv fɹʌntˈɪɹ ɡˈɑːɹd ; bˌʌt sˈuːn ˈæftɚ ðɪ ɐksˈɛʃən ʌv dʒˈʌstɪn, ðɪ ˈævɑːɹ tʃˈæɡən, ɔːɹ ɹˈɪŋ, mˌeɪd ɐ tɹˈiːɾi ʌv ɐlˈaɪəns wɪððə lˈɑːmbɑːɹdz fɚɹə ˈɔɪnt ɐtˈæk əpˌɑːn ðə dʒˈɛpɪdˌiː, ɐ tjuːtˈɑːnɪk tɹˈaɪb ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪ ˌɛndʒˈiː lˈændz nˈɔːɹθ ʌvðə dˈænuːb.